ECB attentive to euro's appreciation -Lagarde

The European Central Bank is attentive to the euro's appreciation, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday. "The appreciation of the euro obviously plays a role in different areas and as far as monetary policy is concerned, it exerts downward pressure on the level of prices," Lagarde said after taking questions during a Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.

"We are very attentive to the appreciation of the euro and we take it into account in determining our monetary policy".